Harbor death brings weekend auto fatalities to three
A Dutch seaman Johannes Post, 23, drowned when his 1950 two door sedan rolled from a dock into 85 feet of water at Wilmington harbor. The body, recovered after five hours by diver Phil E. Dresser, was found with the car submerged. The weekend toll also includes Gordon Blair Martin, 27, of Long Beach, killed when his car crossed a traffic island on Lakewood Boulevard near Willow Street, and Audrey M. Sopinnik, 21, of San Diego, killed in a head on crash on Coast Highway south of Huntington Beach at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
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Hill Harbor
Wilmington
Johannes Post
Dalerdyk
Rotsterdarh
Long Beach
Gordon Blair Martin
Lunny St
Lakewood Blvd
Willow St
Audrey M. Sopinnik
San Diego
Huntington Beach
Coast Highway
Post
Phil E. Dresser
Navy
Coast Guard
Johnny Martinez
Atlantic Ave
Dresser
Netherlands
Rotterdam
Chiefs' Meet Tuesday to Back United Peace Start
Congressional leaders expect President-elect Eisenhower and Truman to issue a joint statement at their Tuesday Washington conference. The meeting signals unity in policy and aims to reassure the world there are no deep-seated differences in foreign aims as the transition proceeds. Eisenhower will mostly listen, as he is not yet taking administration responsibility before inauguration.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Eisenhower
Truman
America
Congress
Hisenhower
Stanton Toddler Killed Accidentally
A 20 month old boy, Robert Paul Land, was fatally wounded by a rifle bullet while playing at home in Stanton. He died after surgery at Fullerton General Hospital at 11 30 am Sunday. The weapon was a German made .22 rifle brought home from Germany by the father, Robert Dale Land. The mother Beverly Jean Land reported uncertainty about which brother pulled the trigger. William Russell Land, 9 months, slept in a crib during the incident. Burial pending at Henaker Mortuary in Buena Park.
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Stanton
Robert Paul Land
Fullerton General Hospital
Beverly Jean Land
David
Robert Dale Land
Germany
William Russell Land
Henaker
Buena Park
Weather outlook remains mild with fog patches tonight
Clear conditions persist tonight with a few fog patches and scattered high clouds. Tuesday brings warmer temperatures and continued mild conditions with overall light winds.
Ex big leaguer linked to youth killing in Maine
Ex baseball figure Phil Page and deer guide Carleton Brage were involved in a fatal shooting of 18 year old Gerald Carron of Howland while woodcutting near Piscataquis County. Page claimed a deer mistaken for movement. no charges yet.
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Medford
Maine
Dana S. Foulkes
Phil Page
Cincinnati Reds
Foulkes
Page
Carleton Brage
Gerald Carron
Howland
Alphonse
Bragg
Albert Dagsett
Piscataquis County
Where to Find It
A concise index lists sections and page numbers for a newspaper. It covers entertainment, sports, classifieds, obituaries, and various feature pages, noting where each category appears and guiding readers to specific pages.
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Southland
Atomic Spies Denied Final Court Appeal
The Supreme Court refused for the second time to hear Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, condemned to death for passing A bomb secrets to Russia. The denial clears the way for an execution date to be set, with commutation by the President the only path to avoid Sing Sing’s electric chair. Sobell, convicted with them, received a 50 year sentence and also had his appeal denied. The day’s actions also included a ruling granting five Texas Negroes a hearing over their exclusion from primaries run by the Jaybird Democratic Association of Fort Bend County.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Julius
Ethel Rosenberg
New York
Russia
Sing Sing
Justice Black
Morton Sobell
Sobell
Jaybird Democratic Association
Fort Bend County
Texas
U. S. Circuit Court
New Orleans
Jaybird Association
Drouth Continues in Wheat Areas
The Associated Press reports that heavy rains and snows blanket much of the drought struck Midwest and Southwest today, but the winter wheat belt remains largely unrecovered. A precipitation belt spans Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, with northern Kansas and Missouri also touched. Kansas Oklahoma and Texas, together with Nebraska, stay in the drought zone, amid one of the worst drought periods since the 1930s Dust Bowl era.
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Midwest
Iowa
Nebraska
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
KECA-TV to Televise Arrival of President Eisenhower
KECA channel 7 will televise the arrival in Washington of President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower for a conference with President Truman. The program is set for 16:15 Tuesday morning and will be viewable in this area over KECA.
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Dwight Hisenhower
Washington
Truman
KECA
Channel 7
AEC makes it official hydrogen bomb joins U S arsenal
Washington report says the hydrogen super bomb has joined America's atomic weapons after the Eniwetok test reports. The Atomic Energy Commission released a brief statement amid eyewitness accounts of the blast. SEC Chairman Gordon Dean warned against further details, citing security. Investigations possible for violations of regulations.
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Washington
America
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok
West
Russia
Eniwetok Proving Ground
Pacific
SEC
Gordon Dean
Dean
Task Force 32
Prisoner Palmer Arrested After Clash At Downtown Cafe
Hollywood advance man Max Palmer stood eight feet four inches tall as officers responded to a downtown cafe disturbance. A crowd gathered as Palmer fought back, toppling Patrolman Lloyd DeVore who sustained knee back and hip injuries before Palmer was booked for drunk and disorderly conduct.
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San Diego
Max Palmer
Lloyd L. DeVore
Palmer
Hollywood
Jil
DeVore
Largest Ever Removed 184-Pound Tumor From Woman
Galveston reports a 44-year-old Latin American woman, weighed 184 pounds tumor removed from her abdomen five days ago. Dr Dan Eanes performed a three hour operation. The ovarian cyst was among the largest ever removed in medical history. The patient could sit up and felt fine. Attendants reportedly removed the home front door to transport her to the hospital. Two incisions, each three to four feet long, were used.
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Galveston
Dan Eanes
Eanes
Air Crash Toll Mounts After Grim Weekend
After a grim aviation weekend the nation tallies 88 dead or missing in eight American military crashes and three civil aircraft. Navy and Air Force losses are reported across Alaska, Korea, and California with civilians aboard a private plane near Dalhart, Texas. Among the dead are a Guthrie family of five and an 85 year old woman, with rescue efforts continuing for missing crews and airmen.
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Air Force
Alaska
Air Forest
Dalhart
Texas
Guthrie
Okla
Los Angeles
Colleen Bragg
Lillian McDonald
Charles W. McDonald
Charles W, Jr
Charlene
Bragg
Charles Ross
McDonald
Air Frce
Hanna City
Navy
California
Arizona
Navy Ensign Charged With Embezzling 38000
Navy ensign George M. Snyder, 28, arraigned in Santa Ana on embezzlement charges totaling 38000 from his destroyer disbursing funds. He reportedly spent the money on women, liquor, foreign cars, and travel, with cars linked to Miami Beach and Newport Beach. FBI says $660 found with a showgirl and another confiscated amount tied to a baron in San Diego. Snyder held without bail pending further proceedings.
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George M. Snyder
Navy
Santa Ana
U. S
Arthur Bradley
Portsmouth
Florida
Passies
Texas
West Coast
Miami Beach
Fla
Newport Beach
Snyder
FBI
Joseph Santoiana Jr
Patricia Johnson
San Antonio
General Clark Denies Korea Offensive Report
Gen Mark Clark flatly denied reports he sought extra U S divisions for an offensive in Korea. In a reply to a query he called the stories without foundation in fact. The Chicago Sun Times had claimed Clark, commander of U S Far East, asked Defense Department to send three or four more divisions.
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Tokyo
Mark Clark
Korea
Clark
Chicago Sun-Times
U. S. Far East
Defense Department
Envoys from U S Canada Britain Meet on Korean War Plan
U N talks in New York brought together Secretary of State Dean Acheson and top diplomats including Selwyn Lloyd Halvard Lange and Paul Martin to review India's four page compromise proposal for ending the Korean fighting. Sponsors of a 21 nation UN resolution consider endorsing the unified command stand while India seeks reaction from Peiping. A key idea would send prisoners to a demilitarized zone after a cease fire with a four power commission screening options. Poland Czechoslovakia Sweden and Switzerland rumored though US reportedly dislikes the lineup.
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Max Harrelson
United Nations
N. Y
Dean Acheson
U.N
U. N
Acheson
Selwyn Lloyd
Halvard Lange
Paul Martin
Unified Command
India
Peiping
Canada
Korea
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
Five Killed Two Hurt as Train Hits Auto
Five persons were killed and two seriously hurt Sunday night when a Canadian Pacific passenger train bound for Quebec struck an automobile at a crossing east of St. Vincent de Paul.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Quebec
St. Vincent de Paul
Leaves Hong Kong and vanishes on Communist fears
The Norwegian freighter Rostro sailed from Hong Kong Friday with 59 crew aboard. Officials fear the Panamanian flagged ship may have fallen into Communist hands after a mystery departure. The Rostro, 558 tons, owned by Wallem & Co., is listed as a veteran of Japan Australia India trade. Captain Adolf Bohre, 57, leads the crew as searchers from the Royal Navy scour nearby waters with no trace found.
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Royal Navy
Fane Rostra
Canton
Adolf Bohre
Wallem & Co
Wallem
Senda Co
India
Japan
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